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Binge-worthy Whodunits
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items I love a good Whodunit and I'm always binge watching them on cable TV or Prime video on Amazon #ad. This list is a mix of classic shows and some you may never have heard of before, but If you can guess the perpetrator in the first 5 minutes it won't make it to this list. Note: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
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Always Outsmarting the Cops
Female Crime Fighters
Best all time sleuths
A Key Piece of Evidence
Always Outsmarting the Cops
This one is set in Australia! Miss Fisher's risqué lifestyle makes her an unconventional Private Eye
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
She own's a restaurant and has a TV cooking show but her dad was a cop. I guess it's in her blood!
Morning Show Mysteries | Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
He always show up at the scene of the crime! After all, who else better to give the victim their last rites🙏🏽 This version of Father Brown is in it's 10th season.
Father Brown
He's very quirky but the cops call him in for his expertise when they get stuck. He reminds me of Monk but he's a bit more stoic.
Professor T
Both actresses who play the role of Miss Marple are excellent. Geraldine McEwan appears in seasons 1-3. Julia McKenzie does not disappoint when she takes over in seasons 4-6.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Frank and Lu are on the case with their colorful assistant Sebastian who really makes this one worth watching.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators
Candace Cameron Bure is librarian Aurora Teagarden. She solves mysteries in Lawrenceton, Ga alongside her friends who are members of the Real Murders Club.
Aurora Teagarden Movies
I love how these 3 ladies form a bond to solve murder mysteries in Marlow. Such a fun series! Can't wait for season 2
The Marlow Murder Club
Female Crime Fighters
DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan are truly unforgotten but you can skip season 5. She is one of the most brilliant actresses of our time.
Unforgotten
Frankie Drake and her close-knit squad of female friends (including her long-lost mother) team up to solve murder mysteries and even more mayhem in Toronto during the 20s.
Frankie Drake Mysteries
They call her "Mum" but I guess that's a thing they do in England. She wears a Columbo style raincoat but the similarity ends there. Vera is tough as nails and knows how to make the complicated puzzle pieces fit.
Vera
She heads up a Canadian team of cops who always make her look good! But there's an interesting side story when she tries to get pregnant by her 3rd husband who is also a cop.
King
Miranda is smarter than Max but he is way cooler! I've never been to Mallorca but felt like taking a trip after watching these 2 traipse around the countryside solving crime.
The Mallorca Files
She finds clues that lead her to the suspect without too many autopsy scenes
The Coroner
Best forensic anthropologist based on best selling novel
Bones
Nicola Walker is absolutely brilliant in the role of DI Annika Strandhed. She runs a Marine Homicide unit but the plot twist is that she is hiding a huge secret from her family, friends and co-workers.
Annika
Eliza Scarlet inherits a detective agency from her father. No one thinks she can do the job except The Duke - Inspector William Wellington, who she constantly gets to prove her worth to - in more ways than one!
Miss Scarlet and the Duke
Lucy Lawless (Xenz Princess Warrior) plays a retired cop turned detective. Ebony Vagulans plays her super smart side kick! This one is set in New Zealand.
My Life is Murder
Best all time sleuths
The first Barnaby is better than the second one but both have some very cool side kicks!
Midsomer Murders
Can't even make a list like this without Peter Falk. Seriously, this one never gets old. My fav episodes feature: Leonard Nimoy, Vincent Price, Johnny Cash, and Shera Danese (his real-life wife).
Columbo
David Suchet is the only Hercule Poirot you'll ever want to watch. Start with Season 9 if you want to get hooked! The plots from the earlier seasons are not as solid. NOTE: Poirot is Belgian not French
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Inspection William Murdoch often turns to his wife Julie for help with solving crimes
Murdoch Mysteries
Set in modern-day Amsterdam. Piet van der Valk is a stoic character inspired by Nicolas Freeling’s legendary crime thrillers
Van der Valk
By request from Thyme and Vine, I agree that Endeavour must be on this list. Here is what they said: “I'm surprised to not see Endeavour on the best sleuths of all time list! He's utterly brilliant!”
Endeavour
A Key Piece of Evidence
You can never guess the ending with this one because they always hold back on a key piece of evidence
Death in Paradise
Will Aussie Doctor Julian Blake be able to fill the big shoes left open by his deceased father in this small community?
Watch The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Clearly these cops have a thing for each other! Season 2 is when the sparks fly between Jack Armstrong (Toby Stephens) and Georgina Dixon (Miranda Raison)
Vexed
It's hard to say that the newer episodes are better than the old ones, but the picture quality certainly did improve over time. The plots are consistently solid!
Murder, She Wrote
This sexy husband and wife duo do more than just clean up gory murder scenes. This show is really fun to watch!
Mr. And Mrs. Murder
Long before Deadwood, Ian McShane was known as a Lovejoy. This “Divvy” solved crimes surrounding antiques! See the episode list for all 6 seasons
Lovejoy
Starting with Season 5, vicar Will Davenport steps in to help his friend Geordie Keating solve crimes in Grantchester
Grantchester | Season 5
Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha are the lead actors in this Hallmark Original. She's a professor and he's a cop but don't be surprised if they end up falling for each other while in hot pursuit of a murderer. I watch on Verizon cable but you can ca...
Mystery 101: Killer Timing - Apple TV
Who knew a ghost could be so helpful! This mystery series only has one killer but lots of suspects and even an Anagram that ties it altogether.
Magpie Murders
The sequel to Magpie Murders promises to be just as intriguing!
Moonflower Murders (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 8.6 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
These New Zealand coppers are pretty smart. The murders are often hard to solve - not like the shows where you can guess the killer in the first 10 minutes of the episode.
Brokenwood Mysteries
I had so much fun binging this show! Claire is such a fun character who knows her stuff when it comes to antiques. Her partner in crime, Dom is the cabbie who loves astronomy 🔭
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
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